Michu may not have total monopoly on Haaland's affections though. Asked recently about his inspirations, he gave a slightly more conventional answer, citing Cristiano Ronaldo. I would love to meet him and tell him that I am a footballer thanks to him," he said. For me, he was always a model. Probably not beyond the realms of imagination that they might face one another at some point. Or even play together.
Liverpool, who top the league standings will be at home to face ninth placed Southampton in their next match in the Premier League. Going to this clash, Liverpool have amassed 70 points, and are 39 ahead of Southampton, who have 31 points so far. Liverpool moved 19 points clear in the league standings with a 2-0 win over West Ham united on Wednesday, making it the fourth straight game they have scored twice.
As part of the legal proceedings that Ireland's state corporate watchdog began against the association in May following the disclosure of the loan, the FAI was ordered to restate and refile its financial statements. On Friday, the FAI reported that this had led to large adjustments with an original profit of 2.
Remaining fixturesCrystal Palace (h) - 14 MarchLeicester (a) - 25 AprilWolves (a) - 22 MarchMan City (a) - 2 MayNewcastle (h) - 4 AprilSouthampton (h) - 9 MayMan Utd (a) - 11 AprilEverton (a) - 17 MayTottenham (h) - 18 AprilGracenote fact: Bournemouth took 59% of their points this season in their first 12 matches. After 12 games, the Cherries were ninth. Watford - 36% chance of relegationLeague positionPointsGames played17th2729Goal differencePoints per matchPoints per match (last 10)-170.
The nearest United came to scoring was in the final minute of stoppage time when substitute Diogo Dalot headed Aaron Wan-Bissaka's cross narrowly wide, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men have now taken just four points from five games. Wolves worked hard but, despite introducing their debutant, Daniel Podence, near the end, also lacked a killer touch in front of goal. Nuno Espirito Santo's men have now won once in six games since their memorable comeback triumph against Manchester City on 27 December and, with 13 games of the campaign remaining, are, like United, six points off a Champions League place and behind Sheffield United.
Buffalo have lost two of their last three games. Houston lost their last match but left out some key players and they will return for this wild card match. Houston have the edge when it comes to quarterbacks. The NFL wild card matches take place this weekend and begin with the Houston Texans hosting the Buffalo Bills.
The visitors come into this clash with seven defeats in 12 away games so far this season, which makes us think that they’ll drop points in this trip. Rovers have lost at each of the current top three on the road this term, while they were also beaten at Preston. Those are the four highest-placed sides Rovers have met this season, losing them all. Will this clash go the same way?
Matej Vydra (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Posted at 84' Attempt blocked. Dwight McNeil (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Posted at 83' Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 83' Foul by Ben Mee (Burnley). Posted at 82' Attempt missed. Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
But he refuted suggestions that City's lack of activity during the summer transfer window was to blame for the club's slip down the table. City signed four players during the period but have been plagued by injuries with Aymeric Laporte, Leroy Sane, David Silva and John Stones all currently sidelined. No. I think the team is fantastic. I love my team," said Guardiola. We have had problems with injuries.
Durmus scored four league goals - three winners and one equaliser. Obika has become a cult hero and it was he who got that critical goal against Hearts. The big fella is immortal in Paisley now. Ross County, in 10th, conceded 60 goals and will breathe a sigh of relief because they were in freefall, winning only two of their last 13 games. Hamilton Academical were two points behind in 11th but had at least had found form, beating Rangers and Kilmarnock in their final two games.
Istanbul Basaksehir are very close to winning the Turkish Super Lig title; they will achieve the feat if they win their home match against Kayserispor this Sunday. Going to this game, Istanbul Basaksehir have 66 points at the top of the standings while Kayserispor have 32 points and are in 17th place.
Christian Eriksen scored his first Inter Milan goal as the Italians won at Ludogorets Razgrad in the Europa League last 32. The former Spurs midfielder slotted home from the edge of the area after Romelu Lukaku's lay-off with about 20 minutes remaining. The Dane also hit the bar with a drive from 25 yards before Lukaku sealed the win with a penalty in added time. The second leg takes place at the San Siro next Thursday (27 January).
Posted at 90'+7' Attempt blocked. George Evans (Derby County) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. BookingPosted at 90'+6' Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card. Posted at 90'+6' Morgan Whittaker (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 90'+6' Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest). DismissalPosted at 90'+4' Martyn Waghorn (Derby County) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
After a mediocre 14th placed finish in League 2 last term, little was expected of Oldham coming into this season. As predicted, the side have done little to turn heads in the division so far and haven't looked a strong force, coming into the New Year in 18th place with just 26 points from 23 matches.
Manchester United were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at Everton in a match that will be remembered for errors from both goalkeepers and late VAR drama. See alsoEverton v Manchester United - LIVE Premier League updates The hosts took the lead at Goodison Park after just three minutes after David de Gea's poor clearance cannoned off Dominic Calvert-Lewin's outstretched leg and into the back of the net.
Media playback is not supported on this device Shrewsbury through to face Liverpool with last-minute screamer A successful season at Ilkeston earned him an opportunity with Crewe, but he spent most of his time with the Alex out on loan back in non-league before being released in 2018. Then, after finding his feet again last season at sixth-tier level with AFC Telford, netting 26 goals to end up as top scorer, Shrewsbury brought him in from their National League North neighbours last summer.
Their blistering style of play has hardly allowed their opponents to get hold of the ball and they have conceded the third least chances of any team in Ligue 1 over the last four games as a result. Strasbourg have lots of reasons to be hopeful ahead of this clash against giants Lyon and the Stade de la Meinau will play a big part in that. They have been incredible at their home stadium this season with seven wins in their ten matches at the Meinau so far.
Legendary Brazil forward Pele has spoken for the first time since his son claimed he was reluctant to leave his house, saying his health issues were "normal for people of my age". Pele's son Edinho said the three-time World Cup winner, 79, was "embarrassed" at needing a frame to walk because of his hip problems. But Pele, widely regarded as the greatest ever player, said: "I am good. I continue to accept my physical limitations in the best way possible but I intend to keep the ball rolling.
Gary Speed (midfielder) Gary Speed went on to manage the Welsh national team in 2010Clubs: Leeds United (1988-1996), Everton (1996-1998), Newcastle United (1998-2004), Bolton Wanderers (2004-2008), Sheffield United (2008-2010)Honours: Old First DivisionIan Wright: "Nobody could stay with him when he moved out of that midfield to help the front men. I've never seen anyone leap as high as him either.
We've done well to get to the final, and now we've an opportunity against one of the world's best teams. Midfielder John McGinn has failed in his bid to make the squad for Sunday's final, having been unable to recover from a fractured ankle he sustained just before Christmas. Striker Keinan Davis returned to training on Monday from his latest hamstring injury and could be available. Match factsHead-to-headThis will be the 60th League Cup final and the 57th different match-up of teams in the final - Aston Villa and Manchester City have met four times previously in the competition, with Villa winning three times and City once.
But the celebrations were definitely different. With no fans in the ground, there was no outpouring of emotion from the stands, no roar when the ball crossed the line and no pile-on of players due to social distancing measures. Instead, Haaland's team-mates formed an arc around him from a short distance and applauded as he did a strange dance on his own in the corner. Hertha Berlin forward Vedad Ibisevic, who celebrated with team-mates during their 3-0 win at Hoffenheim, said footballers are "not robots" and have to be "passionate".
It's really encouraging, so for us as players, why would we say we can only get to the quarter-finals? That would be strange. We all believe we can win it. What's Gareth Southgate like as a manager?He's an unbelievable manager. He has a different coaching style and personality to Jurgen. He's obviously less animated but essentially the aims and ambitions are the same. They are both winners and want to win every game they can.
We will be having many games from France today and cholet will be one of them where they will be meeting with Boulogne and this game we have e given it an over of 1.5 total goals as looking at the last games of this two teams they are very used of scoring an I er of 1.5 total goals and so this makes us to be very sure with this prediction
And yet they persisted with their grim, uninspiring football, knowing they had an oven-ready excuse when it all went wrong. Mourinho was delighted to oblige: "We could see Lucas. Absolutely dead. Bergwijn. Absolutely dead. Lo Celso. Dead. While Lo Celso was spared 'absolute' death, Bergwijn is no longer with us after playing 249 minutes in 17 days.
Ceballos to Valencia? Real Madrid have blocked Dani Ceballos from moving to La Liga rivals Valencia on loan, the Daily Mail reports. Ceballos is currently at Arsenal, but is looking to cut that loan spell short, with the Spaniard eyeing regular game time to help his push for a place in the Euro 2020 squad.
There is no doubt they deserved the three points and we were not good enough. We cannot concede goals the way we did. The way we conceded was not good enough. We should do better, we should be more brave. Everton, who face Chelsea at Goodison Park on Saturday lunchtime, are now in the bottom three after Southampton's win against Norwich City. Everton have now suffered four league defeats in six games'Everton have to make a change' - reactionFormer Manchester City midfielder Michael Brown on BBC Radio 5 Live: "It wasn't a great performance from Everton.
Reece Burke (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jackson Irvine. SubstitutionPosted at 76' Substitution, Hull City. George Honeyman replaces Tom Eaves because of an injury. Posted at 74' Foul by Tom Eaves (Hull City). Posted at 74' Jason Pearce (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 74' Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Dillon Phillips.
Zaragoza is on his way back to La Liga next season. After 35 rounds, this veteran has 61 points in his hand, only 1 point behind the top team and 5 points behind the closest chase. And according to experts, Zaragoza will know how to leverage his experience to not make mistakes in the rest of the season.
Eintracht Braunschweig will host Zwickau for this fixture of the league. Hosts probably are favorites in this game. Braunschweig have advantage at home stadium. Also, the hosts have better position in the table. However, both sides are very average teams in this league. I do not think the hosts will have big advantage in this game. Hosts have highly variable results. In last game Braunschweig is won 2-1 against weak Chemnitzer. Also, we have Zwickau who's is not very good team on the road. However, they showed a great attacking game in previous match. I think, the visitors will try to fighting for the victory.
Posted at 84' Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Posted at 83' Foul by Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo). Posted at 83' Borja Valero (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 83' Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani. Posted at 81' Goal! Inter Milan 2, Sassuolo 2. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
They have been outclassed in tactics. This was the coldest of showers for Mourinho and an illustration that he has much building to do - the irony being, given his comments about Lampard and Chelsea, he has lost his two biggest league matches, against Manchester United and now Chelsea. This was the first home defeat Mourinho has suffered against a team he had previously managed, having gone unbeaten in his previous 13 in all competitions, winning 12 and drawing one.
Clubs were also asked by the EFL in the letter to inform players they should take their annual leave now, while it will issue further updates on contracts and player registration. World soccer's governing body FIFA this week recommended extending players' contracts which were due to end in June and said it would allow transfer windows to be moved to allow for extensions to the current European season.
in this one I don't want to favorize any of the teams because they are pretty much similar, on the middle of the table,Northampton is closer to the playoffs but on the road they are not even close good as they are at home and on the other side I m not confident if Salford could beat them, so I think draw is the best option and probably the most realistic result to happen so I decide to go with this odd but it is not safe for sure and I can't recommend it,especially not in high staked bet as this one is!
the Mouloudia Oujda fc team and the Moghreb Tetouan fc team, meet in Morocco botola pro. The Mouloudia Oujda fc team is in 4th position with 19 points Collected. While guest team the Moghreb Tetouan fc team came in 5th place with 19 points Collected.
Nothing went right for 22-year-old, who looks light years away from the promising youngster who won an England cap against Brazil at Wembley in November 2017. The FA Cup is very much second on manager Eddie Howe's list of priorities but he will know that, for the most part, this showed Bournemouth to be missing any spark, only springing to life when it was too late and when Arsenal had taken their foot off the gas.
With Atleti losing just two of their last 28 La Liga matches at home, it will clearly be a tall order for Osasuna to secure all three points this Saturday considering they have won just five from 16, but their low ratio of defeats this term certainly suggests that they can get something – especially after the number of stalemates posted by the hosts over the past couple of months.
There is no way we are not going out. Before the second leg, I remember everyone saying 'Jack Wilshere, blah, blah, blah', and Pep [Guardiola] hammered me. He said: Jack Wilshere is good but we have loads of [players like] him in the B team. That put me down a little bit!"Which player gave you the best advice at Arsenal?"Cesc [Fabregas]. When he broke into the team, I was about 12 and I was in the academy thinking 'I want to be like him'.
Little bit of rest, another big club will come for him and his career will be back on track. So no dramas, mi amigo, keep going and you will get another club. CHELSEA MANAGER FRANK LAMPARD "I wouldn't say it was inevitable. Nothing is inevitable either way in football. It is not nice, everyone has a work ethic and an idea and it goes one way or the other.
That belief is largely down to their form on the road as Crawley have failed to win any of their last nine away matches. Whilst they have found the back of the net in all but one of their games away from home, the fact that they have conceded in 92% of their away matches shows the area which they need to work on if that record is to improve.
Harvey Barnes of Leicester City celebrates after scoring to make it 1-0 during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Aston VillaGetty Images Matchcast: Full match stats and commentary PLAYER RATINGS Leicester: Schmeichel 6, Evans 6, Soyuncu 6, Justin 7, Ndidi 6, Praet 6, Maddison 7, Barnes 8, Albrighton 7, Iheanacho 6.
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Rangers chairman Dave King says he does not intend to sell his Ibrox shares but has confirmed plans for a share issue. King announced at the club's AGM in November that he would step down from the helm after five years in charge. Reports on Tuesday said Far East real estate tycoon Stuart Gibson is set to lead a multi-million pound investment in the club. I am not selling any shares," King told the Press Association.
Yesterday I was walking next to cows in my village and today I was at Barcelona's training ground coaching the best players in the world," said the 61-year-old, who takes over from Ernesto Vavlerde and has signed a contract until June 2022. This is an enormous club and it'll never get better than this.
Lawro's prediction: 1-2Simon's prediction: I don't see Norwich having any way out now but a draw would at least give them something to smile about. Leicester v Crystal Palace (15:00 BST)Leicester have really suffered from the break in the Premier League season because they still look short of their usual sharpness, even after four games back. The Foxes just are not scoring goals at the moment, but I think things will click for them again in front of goal soon.
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